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take aback

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Be surprised.

I was taken aback by her impolite attitude.

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take after

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Resemble somebody else’s character.

He takes after his father - both equally miserly.

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take back

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  1. Bring faulty goods back to a shop.
    I have to take that radio back and get my money back.
  2. Remind someone of their past.
    Seeing my ex-girlfriend again really took me back to when I was at university.
  3. Withdraw a criticism, remark, insult, etc.
    Look, I take back everything I said. I was drunk.
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take down

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Write something, take notes.

Here is his phone number, take it down.

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take for

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Think a person is something.

I took you for the manager. I didn’t realize you were a salesman like the rest of us!

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take in

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  1. Allow someone to live in your house.
    When I saw the flat she was living in, I agreed to take her in for a month or so.
  2. (Informal) Deceive, trick somebody.
    She was taken in by his promises and his charm.
  3. Include.
    Our day out took in the museum and the old cathedral.
  4. Understand, digest information.
    I wasn’t listening very well and didn’t take very much in. Can you repeat it please?
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take off

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  1. Leave the ground.
    The plane couldn’t take off due to high winds.
  2. Be a success, improve.
    Our company will never take off unless we spend more money.
  3. Do an impression of someone.
    He takes off Michael Jackson really well.
  4. Remove something from a list, menu, TV schedule.
    The TV company decided to take off the program that had caused so many complaints.
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take on

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  1. Challenge.
    You shouldn’t take on IBM, they are much too big.
  2. Employ.
    We need to take on at least three more people for the Christmas period.
  3. Accept new responsibilities.
    I feel ready to take on more now that my children have left home.
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take out

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  1. Go out with.
    I hear he is taking out his secretary now. People will gossip!
  2. Extract.
    The dentist took out three of my wisdom teeth.
  3. Start a policy, licence.
    You will need to take out a new insurance policy for your boat.
  4. Show anger by treating someone badly.
    Don’t take out your frustration at losing your job on me!!
  5. Cause stress, tiredness.
    Looking after four young children really takes is out of you!
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take over

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  1. Take control of.
    IBM has taken over the small software company Hi-Tec Plc.
  2. Accept responsibility, job from someone else.
    Gina has taken over Jane’s advertising office.
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take through

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Explain, guide someone through something difficult.

Don’t worry about your first day at work. I will take you through it.

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take to

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  1. Start something as a habit
    He has taken to staying up very late. He was never like that before.
  2. Escape somewhere.
    The prisoners took to the forest where they couldn’t be found.
  3. Develop keenness, liking for something.
    I have really taken well to windsurfing.
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take up

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  1. Start a new hobby.
    He has taken up stamp-collecting to try and relax a little.
  2. Discuss.
    There’s an important thing I would like to take up with you.
  3. Occupy time.
    We took up so long discussing the new company logo.
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talk down

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  1. Underplay the quality, importance of something.
    Boxers often talk down their opponents before a fight.
  2. Talk insultingly to someone.
    He always talks down to me like I’m a child.
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talk into

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Persuade.

I didn’t want to come tonight, but my wife talked me into it.

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talk out of

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Persuade not to.

I wanted to come tonight, but my wife talked me out of it.

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talk over

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Discuss.

The two men talked over the situation for more than an hour.

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talk round

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  1. Persuade someone to do something.
    Jon talked me round into going on holiday with him.
  2. Avoid talking directly about a subject.
    We didn’t discuss the possibility of starting our own business exactly. We talked around it for a while.
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talk through

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Describe procedure, process with someone.

I will talk you through your first operation. Just listen to everything I tell you.

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tear away

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Leave a place under duress.

You will have to tear yourself away from the TV for just five minutes.

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tear down

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Destroy.

They are tearing down the old pub at the end of the road. What a shame!

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tell against

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Count against someone.

His criminal record will tell against him and he probably won’t get the job.

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tell apart

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Distinguish, identify between two or more things.

When the twins dress the same, I can’t tell them apart.

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tell by

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Use to form an opinion.

I can tell by your mood that you didn’t win the match today!

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tell off

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Blame, discipline a person.

It’s so late. My father will really tell me off.

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think of

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  1. Consider.
    You must think of the consequences before acting.
  2. Remember.
    I’m trying to think of where we were last year at this time.
  3. Suggest.
    Think of a good film we can go and see.
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think out

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Consider something with great care.

Think out what may happen if you don’t pay this money!

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think over

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Consider for a long time.

This is a huge decision which we must think over carefully before making.

29
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think up

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Invent, create.

You always manage to think up a new excuse for why you arrive late to school.

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throw away

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  1. Lose an opportunity.
    You could have married her and you threw it all away.
  2. Get rid of something permanently.
    That old radio doesn’t work at all. We can throw it away.
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throw in

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(Informal) Include.

While chatting, he threw in an invite to his party.

32
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throw out

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Reject.

The board immediately threw out the new proposal.

33
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throw together

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Make quickly.

I will throw together a meal if you are hungry.

34
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throw up

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Vomit, be sick.

It’s no surprise he threw up after six vodkas!

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tie down

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  1. Limit someone to something.
    He tried to be flexible but they tied him down to the contract.
  2. Have freedom limited.
    I won’t get married until I am ready to be tied down.
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tie in with

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Connect, link, agree with.

This new proposal ties in with what we were promised last year.

37
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tie up

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Be blocked.

All my money is tied up with my wife’s company.

38
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tone down

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Make less obvious, notable, offensive.

Can you tone down your language? There are children present.

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tone up

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Make muscles stronger.

This aerobic class will tone you up nicely for the summer.

40
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top off

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Add a finishing touch to something.

And he topped off his speech with a terrible joke.

41
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top up

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Refill.

Would you like me to top up your glass of wine?

42
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touch down

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(Plane) To land on the ground.

We touched down at JFK at just gone six in the morning.

43
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touch for

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(Informal) Ask someone for money.

I think he is a bit poor as he has touched me for loans three times this month.

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touch off

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Cause a war, dispute, riot, etc.

What started as a local tribal dispute touched off a full scale war.

45
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touch on

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Mention briefly.

He never even touched on our proposal!

46
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touch up

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Add a few details, new paint to something.

The picture is great except you need to touch up the background a bit.

47
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track down

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Find after a long search.

I finally tracked him down to a small bar in Manchester.

48
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trade in

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Exchange one thing for another - often for a discount.

I traded in my old Ford and got a new Jeep for half price.

49
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trade on

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Take advantage of someone’s weakness, sympathy.

She was trading on his weakness for blonde women.

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try on

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  1. Test clothes for size.
    Try on those jeans and see if they fit you or not.
  2. (Informal) Behave in dishonest way.
    You want fifty dollars for that old bicycle. Are you trying it on?
51
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try out

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Experiment with a new product, food, etc.

Let’s try out that new restaurant near the bank.

52
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tuck away

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Store something that is no longer needed.

Tuck away those old clothes in the wardrobe.

53
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tuck in

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  1. Eat food quickly.
    You must be hungry going by the way you are tucking in!
  2. Make someone comfortable in bed.
    Can you tuck in the children while I finish the cooking?
54
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tuck up

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Fold.

Tuck up your sleeves. They are hanging in the soup.

55
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tune in

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Adjust a TV or radio to receive a certain station.

I tune in for this program every Sunday.

56
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turn down

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  1. Reject, refuse to accept.
    They turned down my book saying it was too long.
  2. Reduce volume.
    Turn down that music. We are trying to sleep here!
57
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turn in

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  1. Go to bed.
    I am so tired, I think I will turn in.
  2. Give someone over to the police.
    The murderer was turned in by his brother.
58
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turn into

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Become.

That nice pub has turned into a horrible theme restaurant.

59
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turn off

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  1. Leave a road.
    You have to turn off at the next junction.
  2. Make a person lose interest, appetite.
    Men who swear really turn me off.
  3. Use a switch, dial, button to stop a machine.
    Turn off the light if you are leaving the kitchen.
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turn on

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  1. Start a machine.
    Let’s turn on the TV and watch that film.
  2. Cause pleasure, excitement in somebody.
    Black lingerie really turns me on.
  3. Attack.
    The dog turned on him and bit him.
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turn out

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  1. Attend, come to a performance, show, etc.
    A large crowd turned out for the summer show in the park.
  2. Happen.
    It turns out that my brother and his wife are getting a divorce.
    The weather turned out really nice today.
  3. Dress.
    They always turn themselves out very elegantly.
  4. Empty.
    Turn out your pockets and put everything on the table please.
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turn over

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  1. Replace stock in a shop.
    Supermarkets have to turn over their fruit and vegetable often.
  2. Give control, possession to somebody else.
    He turned over the small business to a local businessman.
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turn round

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Cause an improvement in something.

He is turning that company round with sheer hard work.

64
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turn to

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  1. Become, be changed.
    Water turns to ice when the temperature is below 0ºC.
  2. Go to someone for support, money, help.
    If my wife leaves me, who can I turn to for help?
65
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turn up

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Appear, arrive.

My key turned up under the bed.
What time will John be turning up?

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